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Fleet reduces five-year HMO, MUFB and EPC rates

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates by up to 25 basis points (bps) on all...

Colenko appoints business development manager for London & South

Colenko has appointed Lee Moran as a business development manager (BDM), covering London and...

FTB mortgage searches surge

Mortgage searches by first-time buyers rose sharply in January 2025, marking the busiest month...

Fewer new tenancies as renters stay put for longer

The number of new tenancies in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest...

LHV Bank provides £14m bespoke buy-to-funding

LHV Bank has completed a £14 million specialist buy-to-let finance package for a private...

Pepper Money completes second charge for BTL investment and home improvements

Pepper Money has completed a second charge mortgage in partnership with The Loan Partnership...

Bridging finance market shows resilience and efficiency gains in 2024

The UK bridging finance sector demonstrated strong performance in 2024, maintaining steady lending volumes...

Will NatWest open the floodgates as one of the first hight-street lenders to make rate changes?

Lenders are adjusting their offerings following the Bank of England’s rate cut last week...

SortRefer reports record January

SortRefer has reported significant growth across all areas of the business during January 2025. The...

More couples turning to loans to fund weddings as costs rise

An increasing number of couples planning to marry in 2027 or beyond expect to...

ModaMortgages expands distribution with Mortgage Advice Bureau partnership

ModaMortgages has been added to Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB) panel. The move means MAB’s mortgage...

InterBay completes £15m PBSA refinance

InterBay, part of OSB Group, has funded a £15m case to refinance 65 studio...

Close Brothers and Barwood Capital aim to boost SME housebuilding

Close Brothers Property Finance and Barwood Capital have partnered to provide what they argue...

Spring Finance acquires Masthaven Finance

Spring Finance's chief executive and owner, Andrew Bloom, has completed his acquisition of Masthaven...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
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Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...
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West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

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